26. Allowed people to talk about porn at work: “I spent the year talking to inappropriate people about bondage, S&M, and erotica. Quite the change from the usual questions about “What should I read now?” and “How is the new Ian McEwan?” Heady stuff for a literary guy. And, no, I haven’t read them.”—Lucas Wittmann, Literary Editor, The Daily Beast

27. Bach’s “Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring,” a highlight on the Fifty Shades classical music album, will never have quite the same holy…